Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 13
Launched
May 23, 1982 · 05:56 UTC
Summary
Progress 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 23, 1982 at 05:56 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,592nd launch, 41st this year and humanity's 2,566th orbital launch attempt. It was the 279th Soyuz U flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 270 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 13 (Progress 13 (No.114)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 279th Soyuz U flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,592nd launch41st this yearhumanity's 2,566th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 13 (Progress 13 (No.114))
Progress 13 (Russian: Прогресс 13), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 13 days
- Docked May 25, 1982 at Salyut-7 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-13 · NORAD 13210 · 1982-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-047A
- Epoch
- 1982-05-23 05:45:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18217036 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0058787
- Inclination
- 51.6008°
- Ascending node
- 339.5712°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.388°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.3873°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Progress-13 · NORAD 13210 · docked May 25, 1982
Soyuz-U No. 283 Blok-I · re-entered May 25, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 13 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 7 space station. It was the first Progress sent to Salyut 7. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
189th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 630th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: May 23, 11:56 AM GMT+6, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 13 launch?
Progress 13 launched on May 23, 1982 at 05:56 UTC.
Where can I watch Progress 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 13?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 13 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was May 23, 11:56 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Progress 13 reach?
Progress-13, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 270 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
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